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Croatia defender banned for 10 matches for inciting chant
Croatia defender Josip Simunic will miss the 2014 World Cup after being given a 10-match ban by FIFA for inciting a crowd towards support for a…
Blog: Nelson Mandela, you are everyone’s hero. Goodbye and thank you
Blog by Howard Holmes 'He was my hero'. These words could have been said by a million people to describe how they feel about the passing of Nelson…
1 million Euros and sporting day to boost female sports coverage in France
An initiative to raise awareness and increase the media coverage of women’s sports has been launched by the French Ministry of Youth. The new…
Sport helps Aboriginal communities, says Australian study
A new Australian study shows that sport has played a role in helping Aboriginal communities to build confidence and tackle exclusion at a personal and…
We salute him for all he gave us
"Sport has the power to change the world" Nelson Mandela once famously said, and the sporting world has united to pay tribute to South Africa's first…
Incidents Reported to Fare During November 2013
The following incidents of racism, xenophobia, extreme nationalism or homophobia have been reported to Fare during November 2013. This list is only…
Rogers reflects on season in the spotlight as a gay athlete
Robbie Rogers generally prefers to avoid reminiscing. Even this week, as he considered all that had happened over the past 12 months — his decision…
Football v Homophobia grants launched
The Football v Homophobia (FvH) campaign has launched a small grants programme as part of its campaign for February 2014. The programme offers grants…
Football becomes mother to Syria’s traumatised child refugees
Bassam used to be a striker for Izra, an amateur team in Daraa, southern Syria. He is 31, but his slight stoop and the lines around his eyes give him…
German conference to discuss women empowerment through football
An international conference on women’s football in central Asia and Europe will look at issues related to women and empowerment in Berlin in…
Sport marks international day of disabled
Sporting initiatives throughout the globe are raising awareness and mobilising support for the rights, well being and inclusion of people with…
Olympic diver Tom Daley comes out
The British Olympic diver Tom Daley has come out and revealed he is in a relationship with a man, in a personal video posted on Youtube yesterday. The…
EU conference explores gender equality in sport
The European Commission is organising its first conference on Gender Equality in Sport in Vilnius, Lithuania this week. The conference takes place…
Documentary on how football helps victims of domestic violence
An American documentary is raising awareness of issues of ‘corrective rape’, physical abuse, poverty and HIV-related deaths in South Africa by…
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